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Records broken in Concord, Portsmouth

Temperatures hit records in parts of the state Friday, and more hot weather was in store for the weekend.

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Updated: 11:29 PM EDT May 31, 2013

Records broken in Concord, Portsmouth

Temperatures hit records in parts of the state Friday, and more hot weather was in store for the weekend.

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Updated: 11:29 PM EDT May 31, 2013

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WEBVTT NICK IS LIVE IN MANCHESTER RIGHT NOW TO TELL US MORE ABOUT HOW PEOPLE ARE DEALING WITH THE HEAT. RIGHT NOW, A GENTLE BREEZE OUT THERE. FAIRLY WARM. PEOPLE ARE HAPPY THAT THE SUN IS OUT. IT'S JUST THE HEAT THAT COMES WITH IT IS WHERE PEOPLE DIFFER. FROM HITTING THE BEACH TO GETTING ICE CREAM. WE ARE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO STAY COOL DURING THIS RECORD HEAT. SOME CHOSE TO HIDE IN THE SHADE. TOOK COVER UNDER AN UMBRELLA. NO MATTER WHERE YOU WENT IN THE GRANITE STATE ON FRIDAY, THE HEAT WAS THE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION. IT IS REALLY HOT. IS HOW HOT WAS AT REACH THE MID-90'S, FORCING SOME TO HIDE IN THE HOUSE. WE STAYED IN ALL DAY. SOME EMBRACED IT. I DON'T LIKE THE COLD. I WAS HOPING FOR THIS. I LOVE THE SUMMER. WHEN YOU SEE 90 DEGREE FORECAST, YOU ARE IN HEAVEN. I AM. 100 DEGREES, I AM IN HEAVEN. OTHERS WOULD CALL THAT HELP. PITINO, WHERE THERE IS SMOKE THERE IS FIRE. HERE AT THE MERRIMACK STATION, THEY HAD TO TURN ON THEIR COAL BURNING PLANT TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND PEOPLE USING ELECTRICITY. WE KNOW THAT EVERYBODY WANTS TO STAY COOL. A SPOKESPERSON SAYS THAT THE COMPANY IS NOW USING ALL 12 OF ITS POWER PLANTS. WE DID NOT EXPECT TO HAVE THIS PLANT OPERATING AT THIS LEVEL THIS EARLY IN THE SUMMER SEASON. WITH THIS SHEET AND THE DEMAND FOR ENERGY AS HIGH AS IT IS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THIS BACKSTOP FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. WITH MORE ENERGY BEING USED, HE SAYS IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONSERVE. HE SUGGESTS ADJUSTING YOUR THERMOSTAT TO A REASONABLE 75 DEGREES AND KEEPING YOUR BLINDS CLOSED DURING THE DAY. NO MATTER WHAT, I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE ON ONE THING. BETTER THAN SNOW. AS YOU HEARD , THE HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW.

Records broken in Concord, Portsmouth

Temperatures hit records in parts of the state Friday, and more hot weather was in store for the weekend.